Hamper folding go-cart.



T. & P. WALLACE.

HAMPER FOLDING GO-CART.

APPLICATION FILEDMAR. 5. 1914 1,189,515. Patented July 4,1916.

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T. & P. WALLACE.

HAMPER FOLDING GO-CART.

APPLICATION HLED MAR. 5. 19:4.

Patented July 41, 1916.

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HAMPER FOLDING GO-CART.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 5. 1914.

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To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, THEoDonn WALLACEandPnRoY VVALLACE, citizens of the Commonwea-lth of- Australia, residingat. 2&0 Parramatta road, Petersham, near Sydney, New South Wales,Australia, have. invented a new and useful Hamper Folding Go- Cart,

of whichthe following is a specification;

The object of this invention is the con struction-of a hamper foldinggo-cart which may be packed with articles, and if placed in. a proneposition wit-h the wheels shielded and hidden, will have the appearanceonly of a hamper which may be conveniently stowed away as luggagewithout risk of: injury to the mechanical parts by which it is madeserviceable to act as a go-cart.

The mechanism provided is so arranged that the hampermay be wheeledinstead of being carriedby han'd,=as is the usual practice, and, whendesired, maybe restoredto its hamper-like appearance, and be made toassume the prone position, the feature of the invention being that thepartsutilized as in the. construction of the hamper are like wiseserviceable forfus'el as a go-cart 7 Referring to theaccompanying drawiligs,

inwhich similar letters are used to indicate similar parts throughoutthe different views: F lgure 1 1s a slde elevat1on,-show 1ng fr'amework,wheels attached thereto, the connected parts for operating the wheels,and, collapsible canopy convertiblefinto hamper.

cover as shown by dotted lines. Fig. 2 is an elevation of the" oppositeside as. Fig. 1",:

' showing duplicate parts. as in Fig. 1',

' hamper. Fig. lis a plan, showing the underwith. shortened rod attachedto trundling handle. The canopyv and dotted cover are omitted, and theforward part of framework broken away. i Fig. 3 is an elevation'of. theparts shown in Fig. 1, arranged 1n thelr.

collapsed positions to for-ma transportable side parts, such as bottomframing, tie bars,

wheel axles, securing collars, wheels, crank. connecting rods, and Wheelguards, Fig. 5

is a plan of top side'of Fig. .4, showing.

hamper compartment, coveriand attachments, wheel guards, also trundllngand actuating handle with jointed connections to back frame. Fig. 6 isan end elevation of framework, as seen from the rearpositlon, withwheels and their guards, also crank support for canopy. Fig. 7 is-aperspective detail view of-fragments of the, jointed parts of the handleconnections, showing stop for Specification of'Letters Patent.

mation. Fig. 8 is a perspective detail view,

it Patented July 4, 1916.; Application filed March 5, 1914. Serial No.822,619, r 7

showing. cranked end of trundling. and actuating handle attached tofragment of back frame, and actuating rod located'in guard bracket. Fig."9. is a perspective fragmentary detail of actuating rod, bow shapedpivoted lever attached to frame and wheel connectmg rod, showing alsolimitation stop; Fig.

10 isa perspective fragmentary detail of a wheel crank, showing methodof placing securing collars and framework in position.

The drawings generally are intended to show the skeleton construction,divested of the covering material which may consist of wickerwvork,compressed fiber molded into any suitable shape, or other materials suitable to obtain the hamper-like construction,

andLto' form the wheel shields.

The under framing. serves as. the founda-s tiofi part of the structure,andismade of two parts," 'each of which has its fore-"and-aft- I 7 sidepiece A, with the forward turned in ends A secured to each other by. theconnecting bar A and are fastened in their parallel position the tiebars 3,13 The. rearward ends are secured toa rectangular shaped frameconsisting of the transverse piece C and-the vertical side. pieces. C Gwhich are kept equi-ldistant by theboW shaped .tie bar. D which, besidesbeing. a: stiffener, is serviceable for handlingthe hamper, and forsteadying the vehicle when operating. I the 'mechanical parts. To thetransverse piece C the guard brackets E are secured. The foreand-aftpieces A are ierced to receWetheaXles F, whose cranks F form part of theaxle.

To "connect up the parts as shownarranged inFig. 4, first th e collars Gare placed'in position on the cranked partF as shown iii-Fig. l0, andthen moved alongto the axle F and secured by the pins. G The frame partsA are then placed inposition overthe cranks and against the collars, andsecured by the connecting and tie. bars A?,

. B, and B The cranks are then in their correct position outside oftheunder fram- 1ng,and are prevented. from movlng endwise by'therespective collars G, and are -linked together by the operatingconnecting rods H, which are necessarily kinked or setout of lineinwardly as [at H so as to be attached to the bow shaped levers I bypivot pins J, pivotpins J being provided'for ataasia. The fixe stops Kin the'partsj'A;

I j I v '110 tacliing the bow shaped levers I to the frame.

are used to limit the range of movement of the bow shaped levers I.These levers are placed in different positions on the opposite sides ofthe framing, forwardly on the right hand, and rearwardly on the lefthand, the

object being to apply the power to the re-a tain harmonious actionwithout undue friction the curvin of the levers servin to asb sist 1nthe accomplishment of this ob ect by insuring a direct forward thrustbeing put upon connecting rods II, by which the wheels IV and cranks;are made to move simultaneously.

In Figs. 1 and 2, the stops K, located against. the rear edge of thecurved levers I, effectually prevent the wheels and their associatedparts being disarranged while the hamper is being wheeled. Similarly,when the lever I is in its changed position, as in Fig. 3, the saidstops K serve to prevent the disarrangement of the parts. To the ends ofthe extended parts I of the said levers I, the long connecting rod L onthe right hand side of the frame, and the short connecting rod L on theleft hand side of the frame, are attached by pivotal pins L L and attheir opposite ends by pivotal pins L L to the'trundling and actuatinghandle M,

which is pivoted by pins M M to the vertical side pieces C C of the rearframe.

In Fig. 8 the handle M is shown curved both upwardly and downwardly, toprovide the necessary clearance for connecting the end part M to theconnecting rod L so that in reversing or changing the position of thehandle M, as shown in Fig. 3, the connecting rods L L will not chafewith the rear wheel cranks, and the bow shaped part "of the said handlewill have the necessary clearance to pass the tie bar D. To the upperends of the side pieces C C jointed connecting bars, composed of piecesN N joined together by the center pins 0, are attached by the pins 0,the parts N being united to the handle by pins N these parts being freeto move on their respective pins. The parts N are provided with stoppieces N which, when brought into contact with the contiguous edge ofthe part N, serves to convert the two parts into a rigid rod, and beingset slightly out of the center, answers the purpose of a locking bar bywhich the handle M and the associated operative parts are rigidlysecured.

In Figs. 1 and '2 the parts are shown locked in the open position, andin Figs. 3 and 5 they are locked in their closed position. The fingerrings N are provided for the purpose of unlocking the parts N N Thedownward movement shown in dotted lines in Figs. 1 and 2 produces achange in the position of the handle M, which is shown,

to its upward position as indicated in Figs.

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So far the inventlon has been described in its skeleton formation. 1 Toprovide the receptacle for holding the'articles, the floor part P isattached to the under framing. A

A A and the stays B B and upon it are secured the ends (Q, Q} and thesides B, one of which is omitted from Figs. 1, 2, and 3, to giveclearness to the other associated parts. the full length of the hamper,also inclose the operating mechanical parts. These guards are secured tothe end part Q, by metal frames T (see Fig. 4), and are shown open endedfor the purpose of inspecting the various connections. At the other enda rounded formation S is adopted, and secured to the brackets E, one ofwhich is placed on each side of the hamper.

Provision is made for covering in the hamper by means offcollapsiblelids U U, held together by hinges U The connecting.

rods V, two of which are provided on each side of the hamper, areattached side by side at one end to the upstanding supports V, which aresecured to the floor part P in a central position to permit, of eachhalf of the cover U occupying its right position, the cranked parts V asclearly shown in Fig. 6 providing the requisite space to permit of theparts U U, when folded together, being laid either to the right or tothe left, as in Fig. 5, so as to wholly uncover the hamper to giveaccess for packing purposes, or to be arranged in the manner showndotted in Fig. 1, by which each half of the cover will be placed intheir proper position as shown in Fig. 3. To handle the coverconveniently, the finger loop U is connected at the hinged part, and toretain the connecting rods V in any desired position the screw threadedbolts having Wing nuts V are provided. The said cover is likewiseserviceable for use a cano) whenthe a liance is used as a '0 In Figs. 1and 2, the invention is shown in a trundling position, but in Figs. 3and 6 The wheel guards S, which extend the wheels W have been put out ofaction,

and the apparatus is shown in its folded or collapsed position as ahamper.

The transposition of the parts from the open to the closed position iseffected in the following manner: First, by moving the jointedconnecting bars downward, which has the efiect of forwardly. tilting thehandle M. The bow shaped tie bar D is grasped in one hand, and theactuating handle M in the other, the latter being carried forwardly overthe vehicle. The connecting rods L L are thus drawn backward and the boWshaped levers I are swung upon their pivots J thereby raising theoperating connecting rods H to which the cranks F are [attachedupwardly, thus the wheels W are lifted clear of the ground and take uptheir position between the wheel guards S and the sides R (Fig. 6). Thelevers I, upon completing their movement, are brought against the stopsK, Figs. 1 and 3, and at the same time the parts may be locked by adownward pressure being put upon the jointed connecting bars N N thestop pieces N3 limiting the range of movement. .An upward pull upon thefinger rings N? will unlock the jointed connecting bars, and leave thehandle M free to be operated in the reverse direction, and through themedium of the connecting rods and bow shaped levers to again bring theapparatus into the open or .trundling position. The cover U U, whenpressed downwardly, assumes a lozenge shape, as shown dotted in Fig. 1,each half,

automatically taking the prone position shown in Fig. 3. The back end ofthe body part may be made movable and inclined, to providefurther roomwhen in use as a gocart.

Having now described our invention, what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is j 1. In a hamper folding go-cart, anunderframe comprising two parallel side pieces having bent ends, a barconnecting said ends and means for bracing said side pieces, incombination with a rear frame to which said under-frame is attached, adpair of cranked to receive the wheel cranks, each kinked at a differentpart of its length inwardly in the direction-of the side pieces of theunder frame,and pierced to receivepinsbywhich attachment is made to apair of bow shaped levers bywhich the said rods are operated, asdescribed and shown, and for the purposes set forth. V i

3. In a'hamper folding go-cart, the actu ating and trundling handle madebow shaped and having thetwo sideparts made with double crank formation,piercings inv each.

of the end curved parts to receive pins by which attachment is made tothe lowerpart of the vertical side pieces of a rear frame,

and further pierced at a part of their length} upwardly for attachmentto jointed connecting rods by which they are attached also to the upperends of the aforesaid rear frame, and pierced at both ends'to receivepins by which attachment is made to long and short connecting rods, and,long and short connecting rods'attached atone end to the aforesaidactuating handle, and at their other ends to bow'shaped levers, asdescribed and shown, and for the purposes set forth.

4. The body of a hamper folding. go-V cart, consisting of a floor part,front, back,

and side parts attached to the said floor part, overhanging side partsattached to and dependent from the top side of the body 1 part andsecured at one end by frame pieces and at the other end to guardbrackets also attached to the end framework ofthe said body part, thespace formed between the said overhanging parts and the side partsserving as chambers to hold the wheels,their operatlng parts, andattachments," as described and shown, and for the purposes set forth.

5. In a hamper folding go-cart, the hamper lids, convertible into acanopy, comprising two parts, hinges securing said parts together toallow of opening and closing movements, a, flexible loop attachmentsecured at the hinged parts, two connecting rods attached on both sidesof the lids at the ends and united at their other ends'to supportingstandards, the said standards being attached to the body part, asdescribed andshown, and for the purposes set forth.

In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification inthe presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THEODORE WALLACE. PERCY WALLACE.

Witnesses: 1

CHAs. N. PooLE, A I

HARRY A. SMEDLEY.

copiol of this patent may be obtained for live cent: each, by addressingthe "Commissioner of Baton",

Washington, D. 0."

